Khalid Alkhaja, when I left you the comment yesterday, about responding to your lengthy comment when I had more time, I had only read down to your point 3.

On reading you Point 4, just now,I have learnt for the first time, that the Houthis have also called for a boycotting of Hajj to Mecca. I greatly respect the courage of the Houthis so I find that very validating. Thanks for sharing that .

Now concerning the next couple of paragraphs, of your comment to me:

I must ask if you think it is appropriate, in terms of conducting a reason-based argument, via text, and not able to hear a person's tone of voice and body language, to assign the attitude of 'arrogance' to me?

I think that is neither fair nor appropriate.

Secondly you are labelling me as 'Neo-Shiite'. As I mentioned to you, I have no relationship with Iran, and no-one in my family are from that sect.

But in general I would add that the best exchanges of views happen when people refrain from getting personal and making assumptions and delivering insults.

So reading on a bit, you tell me that,'

"You as the riffraffs of the Muslim Ummah (worldwide community) are being forced to go in a different destination... " .

Really?

Khalid, I can understand that one can read something and feel upset , and then retaliate... in a rude and insulting manner, though personally, I have never done so. You have had time to reconsider and have not done so, it seems.

I have a base level of expectations about the manner in which discourse and exchange of views and opinions should happen.

Obviously by calling me 'riff raff', you are seeking to hurt my feelings and undermine my standing as a person of integrity, who actually takes great care before I form a view and most relevant of all, I am always open to learning more and being corrected, if something was beyond my awareness/knowledge .

However, I do not accept being addressed in ways that do not ahem... build bridges, to put it politely!

When you are ready to engage in a way that is constructive and is mutually respectful, and when you can agree that calling anyone 'riff raff' is unIslamic behaviour, I will reopen dialogue with you.

My understanding of Islam is that the concept of equality is quite central; that is why everyone dresses in simple, white clothing while doing Hajj, to express the principle that all are equal before the Divine.